Navteq MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service
As the name indicates, the MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service performs the opposite operation of the MapTP Geocoder Service. From the input of a single coordinate (for example a user's mouse click or a GPS signal) it searches surrounding map objects and provides a textual description of the position. Determined by the services configuration, among the results can also be distances and directions to certain map object types. For example, a result could be "the position of the given coordinate is 20 km northwest of Paris".
The MapTP ReverseGeocoder Web service can be accessed via SOAP and HTTP GET.
Operations of the NAVTEQ MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service
The MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service provides the following operations:
- getMapConfiguration: Returns the name and the geometry type (POINT, POLYLINE, or POLYGON) of each map layer of the used map. This information is needed for the reverseGecodePoints operation.
- reverseGeocodePoints: Searches for map objects in specified map layers. It is possible to search both in base map and DMap layers. The search is performed within a radius around the given map coordinates.
- reverseGeocodeAddresses: Searches for surrounding map objects in the country, city, street and postal code layers.
In addition, the MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service offers the following operations for sending asynchronous requests. See Asynchronous Request Processing for general information.
- _async_reverseGeocodePoints: Asynchronous version of the reverseGeocodePoints operation.
- _async_reverseGeocodeAddresses: Asynchronous version of the reverseGeocodeAddresses operation.
- _async_job_status: Operation for retrieving the status of a job on the server.
- _async_job_retrieve_reverseGeocodePoints: Operation for retrieving the result of an _async_ reverseGeocodePoints request.
- _async_job_retrieve_reverseGeocodeAddresses: Operation for retrieving the result of an _async_reverseGeocodeAddresses request.
SOAP Interface
The WSDL document for the MapTP ReverseGeocoder Web Service is for example available at:
http://maptp12.map24.com/map24/webservices1.5?soap=Map24ReverseGeocoder
Note: The given server URL (maptp12.map24.com) is just an example. The actual server URL to use will be given to you when registering as a customer of MapTP products.
Examples
Example requests are available here.
Further Information
If you are hosting your own MapTP server system with MapTP Web Services, also read the Requirements for Self Hosting.
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